Edward Reichenberg

Private Edward Reichenberg grave marker photo

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Sheridan

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
17th Infantry Regiment

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
Asiatic Pacific Theater

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Biography:

Edward (Red) Reichenberg was born in Flovingveil (Morse), Saskatchewan, Canada on May 14, 1914, to Samuel and Maria (Mary) Holderbein Reichenberg. He became a resident of Sheridan County, North Dakota and entered the United States Army in Presideo of Monterey, California on November 28, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private Reichenberg was killed in action on January 2, 1945, in the Province of Leyte in the Philippines Islands. He is buried in Row 19, Grave 768, Section C, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California. Private Reichenberg received the Purple Heart. 

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